Hi Everyone,
I'm sailing the same boat folks with no light to this never-ending PR wait...
Express Entry FSW Inland with PNP
AOR: 4th march 2020
Medical: Passed Oct 21, 2020
Biometrics: Passed Oct 2, 2020
Eligibility: Still Reviewing
Background Check: Processing
I do not understand the rationale of IRCC in prioritizing the applications. I work with one of the top product companies and moved from Seattle to Vancouver in Sept 2019 with the hopes of getting PR and gradually Canadian Citizenship since I can't deal with H1B instability and an infinite wait for GC in the US on an H1B visa. I've been paying high taxes to Canada and it's been almost a year since I'm waiting to get the PR but I see often random applications are prioritized and some of them are outland applications. No offense to my fellow outland applicants, but inland applicants who are already working in Canada on a work permit are the folks who are paying taxes to the govt, so IRCC should at least consider them for prioritization. I mean what is the chance that some outland applicant, who gets the PR, will immediately get the job? If not, then the govt has to subsidize them with others' tax money. Again, I'm not against any outland applicants here but the whole logic of sporadic picking of PR applications is insane. All this time I spent in Canada, only half of it will be counted for citizenship eligibility, IRCC should compensate us by considering anytime beyond 6 months of PR AOR to be counted as full days towards citizenship.
I know this may not be relevant for many but looking for some suggestions folks. I've my US GC application pending with a priority date that is current if I go back to the US on an L1A visa and get my GC application filed for the EB1 category with my employer. Although I moved to Canada with the intent of staying longer and getting citizenship, given this ridiculousness in the PR processing, what do you suggest for me? Shall I continue staying here and wait for PR and potentially citizenship or move back to US on EB1 to get the GC. Wondering what will I lose without Canadian citizenship in a long run?
Thanks!